178: Not Really Into Pokemon
| Not Really Into Pokemon |
 Title text: As of this writing, Ubuntu 6.10 and Firefox 2.0 have left my computer a complete mess. |
Explanation
Pokémon is a widely popular game series that involves a young trainer going out to explore the world to catch Pokémon, creatures of wild variety (ranging from [armoured dinosaurs that have drills for horns] to [robotic bugs that change elements depending on the items that they are holding]).
The title text refer to the complications that new releases can have on computers, especially if either the release is a(n) alpha/beta release or if the computer is rather old. (The fact that Ubuntu is an operating system compounds the problem.)
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Transcript
- Text: I have found the perfect phrase for condescendingly dismissing anything:
- Cueball: Have you seen the new Ubuntu release?
- Black Hat: Nah, I'm not really into Pokémon.
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The title text is probably more specifically an allusion to Missingno and other glitch Pokemon in Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue. Capturing them would make the text in the Hall of Fame render improperly. 108.162.216.83 03:05, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
- On the other hand, it could be entirely literal and based on events of the time. -Pennpenn 108.162.250.162 03:30, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
It should be noted that you can't catch them all, only most of them. NinjaWolf064 (talk) 20:26, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
Ubuntu 6 with Firefox 2? Im feeling so old right now 172.69.3.200 14:36, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
Should the title have an accent?
The title of the page currently has "Pokemon" in it, without the accent. I seem to remember there might have been some reason that the accent couldn't be there (due to special character issues or whatnot), but we seem to have Category:Pokémon and 1705: Pokémon Go just fine, so is it worth considering again? 108.162.241.232 23:41, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
- The reason why it should not be there is simple: on xkcd.com it doesn't have an accent either. By comparison 1705 HAS the accent on xkcd.com. Also the category should use the correct writing. However this comic does not use it in the original title. - It could be made a piece of Trivia, that the title is not reflecting the "official" (trademarked?) spelling. --Lupo (talk) 07:21, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
- Also, it seems that special characters in page titles mess things up. PoolloverNathan (talk) 15:22, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
When was this comic released?
8Bit Cat (talk) 11:09, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
The date listed for the release of this comic is the 11th of October 2006. This is weird as the previous comic (177) came out on the 30th of October 2006, 19 days after. Why is this, is it an error? Comic 169 also came out on the 11th of October 2006.
8Bit Cat (talk) 11:09, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
I've Citation Neededed the release date. Add comment
